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A Concise History of Warfare by Lord Montgomery.

Lord Montgomerys stimulating book must surely take its place as a classic commentary on the history of warfare. It is the fruit of a lifetime spent in the study and tactics of war and it bears the authority of one who will without doubt be numbered among the great commanders. Its greatest merit springs from the authors understanding of the human factor in war. That it is permeated with his particular and well remembered idiosyncrasies, the freshness and vigour of his approach to any subject, will only enhance its undoubted value as a deeply interesting, often inspiring and intensely instructive book.

What fierce motivation drives a soldier to commit himself to a last stand against an enemy which outnumbers him, has greater firepower and boasts other tactical advantages? The answer is no one characteristic, for such men are not always brave... or foolhardy. A warrior can fight well because of anger or fear, for the support of his colleagues, out of loyalty to his superiors or his regiment, the urge for revenge or personal glory, or for the most heartfelt of desires - personal survival! Such commitment can destroy intended military tactics, annul a well-laid battle plan and render ineffective the most rabid armed force, but the times it has done so are few. Following the international success of Last Stand!, Bryan Perrett has selected a further 13 examples of such actions, from two centuries and the continents of Europe, Africa, Asia and North America. Offered as fiction these events might be decried as unbelievable ... but they happened. And they happened as described here, for t.........

In 1900 a violent rebellion swept northern China - the Boxer Rebellion. The Boxers were a secret society who sought to rid their country of the pernicious influence of the foreign powers who had gradually acquired a stranglehold on China. With the connivance of the Imperial Court they laid siege to the legation quarter of Peking. Trapped inside were an assortment of diplomats, civilians and a small number of troops. They were all Sir Claude Macdonald, the British Minister in Peking, had to defend against thousands of hostile Boxers and Imperial troops. It would now be a race against time. Could the rag-tag defenders hold out long enough for the gathering relief force to reach them? This book describes the desperate series of events as the multinational force rushed to their rescue.